Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.1
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3738
5029
5641
7885
4279
3635
2840
2692
2505
4108
3314
2349
1793
1318
1005
746
546
456
350
291
233
174
161
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:28AM1.76m
6:51PM1.74m
7:19AM1.76m
7:44PM1.71m
8:16AM1.77m
8:41PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.28m
12:48PM0.29m
1:12AM0.29m
1:42PM0.32m
2:05AM0.29m
2:39PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
15
12
11
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
-2
-4
-1
2
4
2
5
4
5
5
7
8
8
5
7
8
10
10
12
13
12
10
9
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